Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday directed Election Commission and state govt to file their counters in a petition filed by Adivasi Sena, a tribal rights society, seeking directions to poll authorities to delete illegally enrolled non-tribal voters from electoral rolls in the Agency areas (areas under the Fifth Schedule) during the ongoing special intensive…
Uncertain incomes and gambling-related losses are pushing more people into severe emotional distress, often leading them to seek help through a helpline as a last resort before reaching a point of crisis Hyderabad: Financial distress, driven largely by betting addiction and loan-related debt, emerged as a major concern among callers to Hyderabad-based Roshni’s helpline in…
A legacy dumpsite near IKEA in Hyderabad Construction and Demolition Debris at Meenakshi Towers in Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Thursday. Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: At a time when land in Hyderabad’s IT corridor commands more than Rs 200 crore an acre, a prime parcel near IKEA and Deloitte remains locked in a decades-old legal…
Towering almost as high as the adjoining hospital buildings, the two dumps are estimated to contain several lakh tonnes of construction debris Hyderabad: Even as twin mountains of construction and demolition (C&D) waste have already risen near IKEA and Deloitte in Gachibowli, two more massive debris mounds have emerged behind Yashoda Hospital and Sindhu Hospital…
Hyderabad: Telangana has reported alleged custom milled rice (CMR) irregularities involving 59.96 lakh tonnes of rice valued at ₹13,399 crore since the state’s formation, with cases spanning both the previous BRS govt and the present Congress govt, according to highly placed sources.The issue has come under fresh scrutiny after Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar…
Hyderabad: Major regional parties in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh reported contrasting trends in political funding disclosures for 2024–25, with Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s declared contributions above ₹20,000 falling by 82% to ₹15 crore, even as YSR Congress’s collections surged by 124% to ₹140 crore.According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), released on…
Hyderabad: At least 12 of the 31 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Telangana are functioning without regular principals, according to official data sourced from the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Hyderabad Regional Office website.Records show these schools are currently being headed by in charge or additional in charge principals, who say the additional role, along with frequent…
Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar said the proposed policy aims to make app-based transport services safer, more transparent and passenger-friendly while laying down clear rules for aggregators operating in the state. Hyderabad: After years of rapid growth in app-based transport services operating with limited state-specific regulation, the Telangana govt has begun framing its first comprehensive Motor…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday pulled up revenue authorities over the alleged failure to issue notices in land dispute cases, questioning whether officials were deliberately bypassing due process to prevent affected parties from approaching the courts. The court also made it clear that while protection of govt land was important, such action must strictly…
Hyderabad: Telangana will begin distributing 1.05 crore newly sanctioned laminated public distribution system (PDS) ration cards from Aug 15, with chief minister A Revanth Reddy set to launch the statewide programme in Sangareddy on Independence Day, Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said in a statement on Thursday.The distribution will be carried out simultaneously…
